Sphinx

Benefits:
  • Increases mobility in the shoulders and spine
  • Restoration
Cues
  • Start by lying flat on your stomach
  • Place your elbows directly under your shoulders with your forearms pointing straight forward with the palms flat on the ground
  • Bring your chest and shoulders off of the ground coming into a gentle back bend
  • Allow the shoulders to relax back and down
  • You can either have your chin up facing forward or you can allow the chin to drop and relax the neck
Common Errors:
  • The elbows are placed wider than the shoulders
  • The elbows are placed behind the shoulders
Modifications:
  • ​Placing a bolster under the arm pits
  • Place a blanket under the knees
Cautions:
  • Injuries to the:
    • Neck
    • Back
    • Shoulders​
Alternative Poses:

Anatomy

Lengthening:
  • Throat
  • Pectorals
  • Core
  • ​Psoas
Strengthening:
  • Erector Spinae